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Constructing brotherhood : class, gender, and fraternalism /

Despite the persistence of the fraternal form of association in guilds, trade unions, and political associations, as well as in fraternal social organizations, scholars have often ignored its importance as a cultural and social theme. This provocative volume helps to redress that neglect. Tracing th...

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Main Author: Clawson, Mary Ann, 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989]
Subjects:
Men > United States > Societies and clubs > History > 19th century.
Freemasonry > United States > History > 19th century.
Fraternal organizations > United States > History > 19th century.
Artisans > United States > Societies, etc. > History.
Men > Europe > Societies and clubs > History.
Freemasonry > Europe > History.
Fraternal organizations > Europe > History.
Artisans > Europe > Societies, etc. > History.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781400860500
1400860504
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION. Fraternalism as a Social Form
  • 1. The Fraternal Model
  • 2. The Craftsman as Hero
  • 3. Was the Lodge a Working-Class Institution?
  • 4. Fraternal Orders in Nineteenth-Century America
  • 5. Social Fraternalism and the Artisanal Ideal
  • 6. The Rise of the Women's Auxiliary
  • 7. The Business of Brotherhood
  • CONCLUSION
  • INDEX.

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